Boy Killed In Michigan After Being Tasered: Are The Police Officers To Blame?

They won't do A thing towards the cops .There is already a precident in Michigan. 2 yrs ago on US23 N of Brighton Mich. a drunk gave em a chase, got out of his car and stood knee deep in a mud puddle. They shot him DEAD and never had to pay his family one cent. They will keep on as long as Nobody with BIG MONEY has this happen to them.

Not enough info here.
Seems to be an accident in this case.

There is a line in which a suspect can be considered a victim and I do not feel the police crossed the line in this instance. It is extremely unfortunate that a young life was lost, that a mother lost her son; however, the fact remains that he ran from the police. At the time of the incident police would have no way of knowing his mental health, if he was violent in nature, wanted, armed, etc....if their intention was to harm this kid, they would have SHOT him and came up with a story. Instead, they used a method in which they have been trained and authorized to utilize in order to subdue someone. The mother is claiming this to be murder......if that is how she feels, who is she claiming for the murder 1.) Herself for not knowing where/what her 15 yr child, with a learning disability, was doing? 2.) The cousin that her son was driving around with for having him in an 'illegal vehicle? Of course not, let's blame the police so we can sue........let's cry victim, but try to benefit financially - the last I checked, money doesn't make people rise from the dead. Try pointing the finger of blame in the right direction.....

this was a accident and could not be helped

This is why I believe officers should always review (in general)someones medical history. Like for instance, if someone has a history or might have a hereditary history of neurological problems, they might want to avoid the taser.

When do you suggest they look into medical history during a foot pursuit? Anfd you usually need some type of personal data to do that, since the kid ran before the cop even got out of the car, guess they couldnt get that either. Hmmmmmm

shit happens

it was on accident.
not unless it was planned to happen......

There are other effective ways to get a person to work with you a 15 year old boy is most likely to follow police orders if they talk him through it I think the police force should take cases like this into account and find better ways of punishment.

Nikky believe it or not you can't talk to everyone some people get worked up and others want the taser request the tazer. If you've ever scene a cop walking through a high school or fair ground with a tazer on him there a crowd of people asking if they can get tazzed. If I was 15 and a cop broke up one of our football parties, and he had a tzzer. I'd strip down threaten to shove it up his arse and charge him , just to put pon a show for my boyz.

they didn't have to use a taser. i mean, what happned to good ol' pepper spray? the worst it could do is probably make you blind (worst case scenario) but it wouldn't be death.

I believe that both are at fault. Mostly because the boy was in the wrong for attacking the police officers, I mean what did you think would happen? But the police could have let up before they killed him, I've never personally been tasered or seen anyone getting tasered, but I'm sure just a little zap would have calmed him down enough to get the point across.

things happen, i dont blame them.

i agree w/ melee; wtf ever happened 2 pepper spray??

i think it's the boy's ND the police's fault

Could be from a number of factors. The cops are the main one.

The first time this sort of thing happened, it was the RCMP, it was the only time in my life where I felt ashamed to be Canadian.

Now this sort of thing is happening everywhere.

"Don't tase me bro" is never going to go away, is it?

i think that this is a sad world with drugs and cocaine and drinking soo the police officers were a little rough

That is Police brutality. What happened to Pepper spray. The two of them could have taken him down.

i would do the same thing.....

you bettcha!! TWO POLICE couldn't handle a 15 year old kid, so they have to tase him to death. one zapp would put him down, why all rough handling!?? they are to blame!

was probably from using cocaine or having an up-til-then undiagnosed heart or brain problem. As to whether is was legitimate self-defense, we aren't really given enough info. I'd tend to feel it was legal and legit. self-defense, as these officers did attempt to restore peace using a taser instead of using a gun. The guns they would have had on them too, and could just as easily used instead.
It's unfortunante, but in this case, the poor kid probably would have been better off had they used the guns. He probably would have suffered a bad wound, but death would not have been nearly likely.

too many times i hear bout these trigger happy taser happy police officers an yea i blame dem especially if da 15 year old didnt have a weapon da police couldve used pepper spray or somethin but killin him was unnecessary

Well, it was the fault of the taser, but the police had no choice.

don't they have pepper spray

The police officers could have been killed also.
It was self defense.

The police were just defending themselves. I would have done the same thing.

it was an unfortunate
accident no kid
should have
to die at such a young age

down with the system!

People shouldn't have to die at that young an age it bad!

When the cops show up, you say "yes sir", or " yes officer". It is not their job to settle disputes. That is the job of the court system. When the police are called, it is their job to restore order. If you resist, they're bringing an @ss whippin'
with them.